Short answer. Yes. Article 1064 requires you to bring to collation everything your deceased parent would have had to collate if still alive, even though you never received that property yourself. On top of that, you also collate whatever you personally received from your grandparent during their lifetime.
What the law says
they shall bring to collation all that their parents, if alive, would have been obliged to bring, even though such grandchildren have not inherited the property
Civil Code, Article 1064 — Grandchildren Inheriting by Representation. Read the full provision →
What the law says
They shall also bring to collation all that they may have received from the decedent during his lifetime, unless the testator has provided otherwise, in which case his wishes must be respected, if the legitime of the co-heirs is not prejudiced.
Civil Code, Article 1064 — Grandchildren Inheriting by Representation. Read the full provision →
You stand in your parent's shoes for collation purposes
Article 1064 addresses inheriting by representation directly: when grandchildren inherit from a grandparent in place of a deceased parent, alongside surviving uncles, aunts, or cousins, they shall bring to collation all that their parents, if alive, would have been obliged to bring, even though such grandchildren have not inherited the property. Representation means you take your parent's place in the succession, and that includes taking on the collation obligation your parent would have carried, regardless of whether you personally ever benefited from whatever your parent received.
That obligation is a double one, not a substitute
Your parent's collation obligation does not replace your own — it adds to it. They shall also bring to collation all that they may have received from the decedent during his lifetime, unless the testator has provided otherwise, in which case his wishes must be respected, if the legitime of the co-heirs is not prejudiced. So you owe collation on two separate fronts: what your deceased parent would have owed, and, independently, whatever you yourself received directly from your grandparent while they were alive.
The grandparent's own wishes can adjust the second obligation
The rule on what you personally received allows for an exception the parent's-share rule does not: if your grandparent, as testator, provided otherwise regarding gifts made to you directly, that instruction is respected — but only if it does not prejudice the legitime of the other co-heirs. This flexibility applies specifically to what you received yourself, not to your parent's collation obligation, which the article states without the same exception.
Why this matters when the estate is divided
Collation exists to make sure heirs share fairly by accounting for advances already made before the estate is divided. Because you inherit through representation, ignoring what your parent would have owed would let that share of prior advances escape the accounting entirely, shortchanging your co-heirs who are dividing the estate directly rather than through representation. Bringing in both figures — your parent's obligation and your own — is what keeps the division proportionate to what the family as a whole already received.
Cases citing this provision
These Supreme Court decisions cite the provision above. We list them so you can read them yourself; the summaries of what each decided are not ours to give.
- Pablo Uy, substituted by his heirs, namely: Mylene D. Uy, Paul D. Uy, G.R. No. 227460, December 5, 2019 — read the decision on LawPhil →